Infectious Diseases Hospital

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1150, 21 November 1904, Page 3

Infectious Diseases Hospital

A Smninoiis Withdrawn

TiMAiin, this day Owing to recent legislation affecting the matter, the Health Department this morning withdraw iho summons they had issued on (ho different local authorities here, ca'lim; upon th<mi to contribute to the cos', of the iniimeimncs of ;..: infections diseases hospital.

Among the now dep inures nude by the Japanese in lh"ir war with Russia lies been the establishment of a bureau to keep the relatives of the Rus; sian prisoners and wounded informed of thoir condition and prospects. The bureau has done a great deal of work since the outbreak of hostilities, and has been able to relievo tho anxiety of many families in nil parts of Russia, Baron Yatnamoto, tho Minister of the Navy has the control of the bureau.

During tho hearing of the assault caso one of the witnesses appeared vgry much at homo in tho witness box, Ho was asked by counsel for tho complainant to state wha: ho said and heard in tho billiard room where tho nfsault- took place, " Well, yon see," he began, in an easy, go-asyou-plcase stvle, " I ,\as in 'he barber's chair,- and the barber was Inhering my face, when I hoard a-shindy going on in tho billiard room. The barber runs off, leaving me in the chair covered with soap, I followed I'lim, soap and all, as I mined tj be in the fun. I looked nn oil man with the soap on my lace, Thoro was a great scrimmago going on, mid whilo 1 was watching the fun I wiped the aonp rff my face." At this stage counsel's patience w.is just about exhausted, The oft-repeated reference of the witness to his soaped face, was too much for him, and he muttored something, which our reporter could not catch, and then in a sharp, impslient tone ho ordered witness to" got on with tho story."